Iron Maiden to Rock Vegas Sep. 13th

For fans of legendary “metal” bands that came on the scene in the mid to late ’70s, Iron Maiden is one of those groups. Founded in December 1975 by Steve Harris, the Leyton, East London, UK based group has been an inspiration to many other legendary rock bands like Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold and many others. Iron Maiden has a large, die-hard following that spans many decades.

Indeed, the name, Iron Maiden was noted by Steve Harris to be pulled from the title of the film, The Man in the Iron Mask, which is an adaptation of an Alexandre Dumas novel. Their current band members include Steve Harris (bass, vocals, keyboards), Janick Gers (guitars), Dave Murray (guitars), Adrian Smith (guitars, vocals), Bruce Dickinson (lead vocals) and Nicko McBrain (drums). Michael Kenney is a touring musician with Iron Maiden who plays keyboards. Some past members of Iron Maiden include Doug Sampson (drums), Paul Di’Anno (lead vocals), Dennis Stratton (guitars, vocals), Clive Burr (drums) and Blaze Bayley (vocals).

They are considered in a class all by themselves when it comes to heavy metal bands that have had tremendous successes. Although Iron Maiden had many lineup changes, the group has held their own over the years. Iron Maiden’s founder, Steve Harris was noted as saying that he was influenced, musically by bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Uriah Heap, Jethro Tull, Yes and many others.

The good news is that old school metal lovers, and even many new fans of Iron Maiden will be in for some fun, rocking times with an Iron Maiden Conscert in Las Vegas.Expect “Eddie,” which is Iron Maiden’s mascot that has been part of the band’s branding (especially on their cover art on their albums and posters), is sure to amuse fans of this British band live. Indeed, Eddie is even part of their live shows, so concertgoers that see an Iron Maiden Conscert in Las Vegas should expect their mascot’s presence.

Whether you’re a lifelong “Maiden fan” or a newbie, Iron Maiden is sure to pull out some of their classic tunes from one of their thirty-eight albums. Iron Maiden has also produced 16 studio albums, four EPs, seven compilations and 12 live albums.

And with over 20-plus music tours under its belt, their first being in February of 1980, Iron Maiden has toured for the first time in countries like China, Lithuania and El Salvador in 2016. Iron Maiden has also played in 35-plus countries since their very first tour.And when it comes to awards and accolades, Iron Maiden has won awards in 15 different categories since their inception. Some of these include the Grammy Awards, Rockbjörnen, the Juno Awards, and the Brit Awards. Their mascot, Eddie has even won an Icon Award for the band, which is rare for a heavy metal group or any well-known music group. That being said, fans of Iron Maiden can expect to hear the talents of all the members of the band as they crank their signature heavy sounds.